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The clip ends with the pair climbing back down from the roof of the train, taking the bicycle with them.

One of the amateur stuntmen, Roman Shirokov, said: 'Usually people are riding their bikes on the ground. This is boring for us, so we decided to jump on top of a suburban train.'

The boys climb on top of the train, pictured, moving through the town of Fryazino, near the Russian capital of Moscow. They pass the bike up and get ready to try their dangerous stunt

One of the boys places the bike in the middle of the train and mounts it, pictured. The young daredevils say riding bikes on the ground is 'boring' to them. So they decided to risk their lives

The video contains a shocking moment where the boy, pictured, loses his balance and falls off the bike. He looks back at the camera and laughs, sticking his tounge out. Luckily, he does not fall off the moving train

The film is proving popular with viewers on social media and video-sharing websites but the daredevils have been condemned by local residents and online commentators.

Taking extreme risks, in what some would classify as sport, has become a bit of a notorious activity in Russia. Videos of life threatening stunts have widely been posted online as people summit dangerous urban heights in order to take an extreme selife.

The series of deaths that ensued caused the Russian Interior Ministry to launch a 'safe selfie' campaign.

One of the amateur stuntmen, pictured, poses with the bike on top of the moving train, before handing off the bike for his friend to try. Social media users have strongly condemned their actions

The other daredevil takes his turn at stunt, pictured, riding the bike on top of a moving train in order to avoid the 'boredom' of riding on the ground. Many on social media say these boys have no brains

Roman Shirokov is one of the Russian daredevils and is pictured here riding a bike on top of a moving train at night. This seems even more dangerous than the stunt performed in the day

Regarding these boys and their bike, another social media user, 'dtgo dtgodtgo' said: 'If you do not care about yourself, at least try to care about your families.'

User 'slesarppr' also added: 'They have no brains, they simply do no know what thinking is.'